Do you ever think about your future? Do you know what your future will look like?
“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.” (Romans 8:28-30, NKJV)
Foreknew: predestined, called, justified, glorified. Whether or not you realize it, this is what happens to us when we accept the Father’s invitation and make Jesus our Lord. Remarkable
is too mild a word. Transformative? Yes. But we are also involved in the process. Before it appears that I am suggesting that it is WE who can justify or glorify ourselves – not. Part of my suggestion stems from the scripture from Paul in Galatians 2:20-21
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God; who loved me and gave Himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, the Christ died in vain.”
I would suggest that it is the ongoing growing in who we are becoming as a result of our accepting that Jesus is Lord of ALL of our lives. But what an adventure! If you’ve read the book (Bible) then you know the end result – We WIN! It’s from now to the win that influences who we are and what we do.
The Bible tells us everything – nothing is hidden. As a result we can know our future. I think part of the reason all is exposed is so that we can make more effective decisions about what we are facing. We are never left alone, we are always equipped and enabled to do what we can. So we shouldn’t fear or wonder about our future. We need to act in our now to touch lives for their future.
